Yes, Bitcoin Crashed. But Another Big Cryptocurrency Is Pushing Record Highs Again | Inc.com

What a crazy ride 2017 was for anyone holding some bitcoin. Around November, I finally located the fraction of one that I had forgotten about sometime in mid-2014 and watched as the cryptocurrency’s value nearly hit $20,000 in December before dropping by nearly half to its current (still remarkable) price. Bitcoin and many other so called “alt-coins” like Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and hundreds of other digital currencies (ranging from potentially revolutionary to scammy cash grabs) underwent a painful price correction in January following dizzying exponential growth in 2017. Many of these cryptocurrencies are still worth several times what they were a year ago, despite being down roughly 40 to 70 percent from their highest prices in many cases…